[Evil Tink]

"It's not that I think you'll do it, cause I know you won't. It's the fact that they thing they can make you choose that irritates me. They know you would never kill me, and therefore they make you want to kill Layla, knowing you'll fail just like me, except you won't make it out alive."

After a moment of seething, she said, "And that's what irritates me. They can't just send you on a suicide run like that." She pushed him aside and stormed past him and up the stairs to her room.

Jaelynn tilted her head as Serus stormed in, "What's wrong? Serus answer me dammit. What the hell are you doing?" She watched as Serus stormed across the room.

Serus ignored Jaelynn, stomping over to her closet and throwing the door open. She pulled out an exact copy of her dress, glaring at Jaelynn before heading to the bathroom to change. After what seemed like an eternity, she headed back out to see Seth there as well. She opened her mouth to say something, thought about it, then closed her mouth and continued to an empty wall.

She pounded on the wall, a panel sliding back to reveal a keypad. She quickly inputted the proper code, the wall sliding back to reveal a shallow room with another code guarded door. She whirled around to face the two, "Since it seems that I won't let you keep anything hidden from me, I suppose it's fair to do the same. You both know the Council wants me dead. You also know there's a severely dark reason behind it that involves little Miss Layla."

Why do I get the feeling I'm really not going to like this? she thought herself, tensing slightly as Serus spoke. "What are you talking about Mistress? You told me, you did nothing wrong. Have you lied to me!?" Jaelynn was now angry as she could sense Serus's emotions. She did lie! "Seth! Her aura, what is it saying?"